Germany is going strong in Venice, the prestigious European film festival that runs 29 August to 8 September 2018. The world premiere of NEVER LOOK AWAY by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck –the long-awaited arthouse follow-up to THE LIVES OF OTHERS-- is competing for the Golden Lion. AQUARELA by Victor Kossakowsky (DE/GB/DK), who lives in Berlin, has been programmed Out of Competition. An astounding three films by young German filmmakers will be screening in the Venice Virtual Reality sidebar which will be a part of the festival for the second time following its premiere in 2017. THE GOLEM: HOW HE CAME INTO THE WORLD by Paul Wegener from 1920 will be shown in Venezia Classici. In addition, four co-productions with German participation can be found in the official program.
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